Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-01-25

/ Correspontenca on practical aEricnlturA top
intsnsisi tor this department % A0HicvL-
rJnAL kufroH. okFOnp pssocHAt, fAkis, M
FORESTRY.
The following IL an abstract OF an es-
say Rad before The Massachusetts Horti-
ealtarL SOclsty. Jan. :. By Mr.. Levi W.
Russell. OF rroVidcuee, X l.
NarIvE rREEs AND sHRuRs
lila purpose Was 10 awaken In bis hear
ers feeling % admiration for our native
trses AMI shrubs rather than 10 Offer prsc-
iicsl suggestions fOr their cultures u Il
time for us % pat stop 20 The senssless
and vholscssls destruction OF oar forests
which wAs ouiy excusaole In the early his
tory of The country.
We are very apt 20 undervalae our IA
tive trees. and - prefer the imPoFtsiions
from foreign hnds In planting. Europe
has no greater variety nor more beautiful
nor useful trees than our own. and none
+ 80 well adapted 90 our climate and soil
/ We arr told that The ancicui Druids held
theii worship under ths shelter of The oak
woods, and there are few temples now
used batter cAlculaied % awaken feelings
of alteration.
According 20 George u Emerson. We
/ have IS varieties of native dCciiuous trees
growing 80 % ios feet high. besiiss ten |
I klnts % conlisfOus trees. Of these three /
are ass. four birch. four hiekory, two |
/ cherry. two elm, fOar poplar. rine oak. |
| one each of walnut. linden or Eastwood, /
| hui,ouSOod. sassAfras, nstue tree And /
/ blackberry. Of smaller trees OF shrubs, /
there are one maple. one birch, two cherry, /
tvo oaks 90 The cone bearing irtes there /
/ are one hemlock. two sprucss, two bAlssm |
I frs. thrsc pines. one juulper, one lArch /
al svergresns except The lATch. Some OF /
these trrcs are aisgitd 10 great variety /
I % soils ani txposurss, While others ihfiNc /
/ only In certain favored situations 10 sac !
cesd IN planting them Ne musi study their /
uAiurA habits AMI adaptations ard iry 10 |
learn What each vili bear and 20 What II |
/. fitted.
Forrest tres whsn trAnsplAntei nom The |
| forest 20 cousiderAbie slIe seldom thrive /
/ ard ofteu die 90 remove them successfully /
I they ouaht 20 be removed when young, not /
more than tNo OF three years old sni /
I planted In nursery rows; OF they nay oe |
/ tAken up from hsfgc-rows or roai-sidss
when larger. Tor in such lOcaiions they |
have more rom 20 spread and bteome
harty. Thls l. WORK nat The boys can |
help 10 Go. and most boys will love 10 90 /
II, ara will watch The growth OF The tres
aud become attached % them In . way that /
more than anything else vii make them /
/ foud % thslr homes. n more attention /
we're given % tree planting. boys would |
be iess uksly - desert The Oh farms
v.HIEIiEs.
The rock maple Is ons o, oar noolesi /
shade trees ani most generally ADMIRED /
and appreciated for iis dense shade, Us
clean ant healthy growth And its glorious
colorlng In The aatumn. There Il no Tree /
batter ftted Tor roai siie shade or Tor the /
pasture, bat li IL tree neetlrg good /
/ ss.l OF room 10 spread. ani gives mosi |
s.tl.fAction la sor1e open Geld or lawn, IL /
4. aiso valuable a. = wind.hrcAk when In |
dense masses. bat for this parPose The sv-
ergreens Arc bstier.
The rsd maple. usually found 10 svamps. /
does vel on high lard ani makes ans con.
/ trast with The rock maple when planted /
/ near ID. it, scarlet blossoms 10 early spring /
/ its ene foliage In sumner and - match
/ lsss hrilllAucy of color In fall make II
rnost teslrAhle tree. twill not bear trans
plsntiug from \ swamp % high land when /
/ over two years old. The cut.leaved maple |
l IL not very commons 10 i rapid grower /
.rt % grace fli habit. The chief objection /
| 10 n bsiug - liability - Dc danced by /
| Ice In winter The Norway maple i
| good tree. tui does Dot have 80 hlgh color |
| 10 fa.l a. The other kiats.
TIE black birch is fne, graceful ard /
/ beautiful tree - plant near Tie border OF .
/ brook or pond. TIE yellow birch Il more /
/ robust aud imposing and should Dc more
/ used Tor Ornamental planting. Tae paper |
/ OF canoe birch - nne forest tree common
A, The North: IL is one % The most grace
/ fsl OF al forest tres and its neat and clean
/ IN growth and graceful carriage have given /
/ h he name o. " lazy OF The forest The
/ red birch Il ratasr rare tree u Il ioaud /
nsAr Lowell, Mass u has large. dense
bead ant dropping branches, eoppsr-eoior-
/ 81 bark hanging loosely when OLD III grows
near brooks mostly. The common gray /
birch L. = rather shori-llyed tree, and ls
chiefly valuable a. resioref OF poor and
ard A. a protection 20 other irves when |
small that may be planted with ~ Tie 1
/ birches are al rapid growers
There l. no native tree OF which We may /
wtu be more proui than the elm. IL Is
massive, lo,ty. vigorous and most sraceial.
| There are great varieties In its habit OF
growth. giving rise 20 The more OF less ~, |
names Of dome, vase. pArAsol and pune
these habits of growth cannot De pr0pa- /
I gated ~ seed, but The habit can DC seen /
where The tree ls young 80 thai selections /
| can De made when planting. The knghsa /
en- Il by comparison = more stif and rug. /
s.i tree. lees ornamental and graceful All /
| lie elms need large room and are such vo- /
/ rlclous feeders that nothing else Will thrive /
uesr ihsm; IN roots spread more than /
twice A. Ear A. The branches.
There are four varieties OF hlekory-nnii /
they are not easily trAnspiantsd unless The /
TAP root has bsen pruned when The tree Is
snail; IL Is good plan 20 plant TIE nuts
where the tree are 20 stand; they are OF
SOW growth. Bat make tnc shade when /
/ vel grown.
There are ulne varieties OF oak. beside /
tsO dwarf OF shrub OAKS, In oar forests.
/ The nOblsst OF them all whether for timber /
or Cor grand effect l. The white OAK so
valuable Il Us timber that few large trees
are 10 be found now 10 Is avery long.lived |
,reei the celebrated wAverly oaks, near /
Waysrly station, In Belmont, Mass. were |
Believed by Prof AgAssif 10 be 500 wears /
cd ard are s,lil vigorous. The black oak |
lean excellent shade tree. Then there Is
the scarls, Ani the red oak. all good In |
their dirsreni ways, and one swamp white
CAk % smaller siIe.
The beech 4. clean wide spreading < tree |
Cf peculiar habit and little used FOR orna-
faent, IL Is worthy OF more aitsnuon.
The chestnut l. rather s,ir tree nsp-
tears 90 bsst advantage Ia an open neld or
pasture where IL has plenty of room 10
spread.
The tupelo grows In svsmps and wet
places Il often presents speeullar umofel'
IA shape Ia growth and IT, foliage IL very
brilliant In fan. IL l. not well sispisd 10
cultivation
The hornbeAm L. worthy OF more siten.
ton. II has = peculiar ridged trunk and
oolors OF besntifal purple in autumn.
The hop horuoeAm, so called rom US
flowers resembling those OF ho?-, u
graceful tree-sOmevhst resembling ine
elm.
The inllp Ia q magnificent tree. With iis
dense foliage and beautiful nowers lNJune'